The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-01

conldn't satisfactorily explain The discrep.
ancy, but eaid he thought the woman In
the orchard was Mrs.,Baker and she was
bareheaded.
.m.. IA HAD BEEN THREATENED, lH
Then he said he never mentioned see.
ing Mrs. Baker in orchard before Coro.
ner's jury; that he remembered heap Of
things that day but didn't recollect that
last time saw Mrs. McWha was on Friday
when the womenswere making o bargain
with Davidson, and that was the last time
/ saw Mrs. Baker; didn't recollect wha.
was said or done or when 1t was done that
day; heard part OF the bargain between
Baker and Davidson; was on the common
aud they in McWha yard in front OF sta.
bic; he didn't 20 in stable but they exam.
lned inside Of 1t; couldn't cay how he
knew they examined inside.
! cannot cay that Baker and were
talking good while Friday preceding
the murder; did not speak to him satur.
day; WAS at the spring and Jaw Baker
in the orchard he came up and spoke to
me and we talked there short time
this was all the conversation we had to-
gether; recollect Davidson and Baker
we're talking at the stable; afterwards saw
Baker there alone; this wasn't the time I
saw Mira. Baker. 49,. s-rl
Re.direct-Saw buggy half way between
the school house and railway; WAS exam
lned before the Coroner by Governor
Richards; was interviewed by those men
in Steubenville in front OF the Court
House; never said I knew things abou.
the murder that l would never tell; did
not say there were some facts I would
never mention until the proper time to
tell them have been bounded around by
people asking questions and wanting to
know what I would testify; have been
asked something every day and great
many threats have been made against ne.
aT A LITTLE BoY's STORY.
B. H. keaggy, jr.-This witniss is q lit
lie boy whom the Judge examined. Said
be was 7 years old and knew if he didn't
tell tho truth he would 60 to the bad
place. He Wa splaced on the stand with
out taking any oath. Said he was up at telc.
graph pole sitting on Mrs. McWha'a fence
waiting Tor Mike Donlin, a one.armed ful-
low who boarded at Keaggy's; Mike was
up in orchard; I looked over in McWha's
yard and saw Aunt Eliza Mrs. Bakery by
the pump; she got tin Of water, took a
drink, threw the rest out and went into
the house; Was on fence at spot showed
MIR. Cook this time; it was after rain and
about 6 o'clock.
Cross.examined-Don't know when my
birthday comes; mother told me / WAS 7
years old don't know whether birthday
comes in SNOWFALL season or watermelon
time; don't know day OF funeral but was
there and cav it don't know what day
sat on the fence but know it was Monday
when I saw her; don't know when was
last over to see Aunt Eliza; never saw the
chickens or flowers or anything else in
the yard; was never at McWha's house;
they never gave me anything pretty or
good can't say what was doing that day !;
don't know when Mike Donliu came to
bed; nobody talked about or explained
this matter to me nobody ever told me-
if I told lie I would 20 to the had
place; don't know where l heard that
but know I learned it at home; yes,
l think it WAS this month don't know
whether this week or not; my pap told
me about it; nobody told me 1t rained on
the time ought to have eeen her; know
it was hali-past six when Mike came in,
ior he said he was little late that night !;
I wasn't doing anything that afternoon !;
after dinner walked to where the men
were working; came back to our house
once; saw people going along the r, ad !;
never down where the men were working
before; Cook never talked about this
don't know how many telegraph poles
there were; where l was there was DO
shade; it was rail fence near Nh. Lees
lot; know it rsined for the men quit work !;
I didn't go home, but Sat on the fence
when it rained wasn't very long after the
rain when Mike came home cant tell
what time don't know how to tell time !;
was In the evening when cav Aunt Eliza !;
had been on the fence five minutes when
she came out; was the first time that
went down alter dinner that ! saw Aunt
Eliza at the pump; saw tin cup because
it shined; could see plainly; Bhe was
barehesded and wore light colored dress;
didn't notice whether her slosves were
rolled up: could see dress clear; 1t was
tucked up like women's dresses are when
they are 2WaahlnY.' " re- l'-ls5@ Az - ~ q
SAW MEN RUNNING.
Fred UphoG.-Have been working at
Keaggy's three months; remember Mon
day night before murder was discovered:
Was going up to Charley Taylor's on horae.
back Taylor's is about half mile up the
Cumberland road; turned from the pike
near school house on the Cumberland
road when near the line between the
orchard and Lees field saw two men come
out Of orchard and run aeross Less field
onto road saw them afterwards at Raj
atoms; they boarded OF Kesggy's; these
men intended to quit work on the 18th
and.did quit that night and 90 to Kings
Greek for their tins; they came back and
we're afterwards arrested and detained a
couple Of days then they stayed around
week or so; was o'clock when I went
to Taylor's; these men slept up stairs
above the office, I with them I went to
bed at II o'clock that night and they were
not in; went down and told Mrs. Kesppy
they were out; they got up after men
went to work snd hau to have a second
breakfast for them. ''l, IN '$l, I'm
Oroes.examiued-Can say what day j
went to work for Kesgy; knew these men
but had never spoken to them they knew
me; 6rst saw them come out OF the
orchard; small man was huttoninp mr.
something inside Of his vest; they spoke
to me about letting my horse out; l said j
had plenty Of time; was only gone flteer
minutes in all from keagey g; when I saw
men at Ralston's it wau daylight; wal